Dear lybrate-user. A result that is less than 1.0 means you do not have
HIV. You result of 0.04 is less than 1.0.
The number is a more accurate (quantitative) way of measuring the result other than a simple, yes or no. If the number is less than 1.0 the result is negative,
if the result is above 1.0 the result is positive,
if the result is very close to 1.0, either higher or lower, then the doctor may decide a confirmatory test is required.
Any time you don’t understand a test result it is important to ask the test centre or doctor who performed the test.